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The Oscar award ceremony will be going on this Sunday with the 83rd time it has been held. This prestigous award is the ultimate desire for every person related to motion pictures all over the world. The Person winning this award considered his achievement in the film industry is recognised universally. There is plenty to watch live about the event.

The main Academy Awards show will be aired at 8 pm Eastern Time or 5 pm Pacific Time. After the local news airs, there will be a special Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following that Sunday night, which will have over a dozen stars that have been at the Oscars prior to the show including actor, Tom Hanks. Watching live here is more economical than cable channels.

A R Rahman to perform If I Rise at Oscar Awards 2011

A. R. Rahman will be performing at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, which will be presented at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on Sunday, February 27, 2011. A.R. Rahman has been nominated for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards twice. A.R. Rahman who has been nominated for two Oscars for the film ‘127 Hours’.

A. R. Rahman had also performed at the Oscars in 2009 on his song "Jai ho" from Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire". He won two Oscars for his work in "Slumdog Millionaire".

A. R. Rahman will perform on "If I Rise" from his nominated film 127 Hours with British pop singer Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine. However, the song was originally performed by Dido.

A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards South, four National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe. Rahman obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music in London.

Toy Story 3 nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards

Toy Story 3 nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards

Pixar's " Toy Story 3" was among the Oscar nominees announced Tuesday for the 83rd Academy Awards. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced five nominations for Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3, counting for the coveted title of Best Picture; three for Alice in Wonderland, and one each for Day & Night, Tangled, The Tempest and TRON: Legacy.

This Pixar gem is just the third animated film ever chosen for that. "Toy Story 3" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Original Song and Achievement in Sound Editing.

Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer animated film. Toy Story 3 is the 3rd in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich. Toy Story 3 was also the first film to be released theatrically with 7.1 surround sound.

Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich said: "We all worked very hard on Toy Story 3 for a long time, for over four years, so this has been icing on the cake, at the end of this incredible journey."

Director:
Lee Unkrich
Writers:
John Lasseter (story), Andrew Stanton (story), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack

Storyline

Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

Box-office

Toy Story 3 earned $415,004,880 in the United States and Canada and $648,157,063 in other countries which totals up to $1,063,161,943 worldwide, more revenue than the previous two films of the series combined. Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing 2010 film worldwide and the 5th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$110,307,189 (USA) (20 June 2010) (4028 Screens)
Gross:
$414,806,932 (USA) (21 November 2010)

Academy Award winners will be announced Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

A R Rahman nominated for 2011 Oscars Awards Twice - 127 Hours, If I Rise

The 25th of January A.R. Rahman has been nominated for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards twice. A.R. Rahman who has been nominated for two Oscars for the film ‘127 Hours’.

It feels fabulous, says the master composer. One for in Danny Boyle's flick titled 127 hours and the second for his original song "If I Rise" which is from the same flick. Earlier he had bagged three nominations and won two Oscars in the 81st Academy Awards for Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire. A.R. Rahman is ditched names like John Powell who has received the nomination for How To Train Your Dragon , Hans Zimmer for Inception, Alexandre Desplat for The King’s Speech, Trent Rezmor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network.

A. R. Rahman says “Getting nominated for the awards itself is a fabulous feeling. Winning is good too but, in the history of the awards, except possibly once, nobody has won it twice in a row.”

A.R. Rahman is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards South, four National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe. Rahman obtained a degree in western classical music from the Trinity College of Music in London.

2011 Oscar awards nominations announced - 2011 Academy Awards Nominees

2011 Oscar awards nominations announced

2011 Oscar nominations to the rest of the world, at 8:30 AM EST and 5:30 AM PST. Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and Mo’Nique did the honors, sharing the various nominees for the coveted Oscar trophy. Jesse Eisenberg, Hailee Steinfeld and Jennifer Lawrence have all been nominated as Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress. Michelle Williams in the Best Actress category. The Kings Speech has dominated with 12 nominations.

2011 Oscars air live on ABC February 27 from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre, presented by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

The full list of 2011 Oscar nominations

Best motion picture of the year

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
* The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
* Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers)
* The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production
Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer
* True Grit (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
* Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions) A Winter’s Bone Production
Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)
* Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
* Colin Firth in “The Kings Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

* Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)
* Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

* Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
* Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)
* Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

* Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit” (Paramount)
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year

* How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
* The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.), Stuart Craig (Production Design), Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
* Inception (Warner Bros.), Guy Hendrix Dyas (Production Design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (Set Decoration)/span>
* The King’s Speech (Paramount), Eve Stewart (Production Design), Judy Farr (Set Decoration)
* True Grit (Paramount), Jess Gonchor (Production Design), Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)

Achievement in Cinematography

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Matthew Libatique
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Danny Cohen
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
* True Grit (Paramount) Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
* I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) Antonella Cannarozzi
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Jenny Beavan
* The Tempest (Miramax) Sandy Powell
* True Grit (Paramount) Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* The Fighter (Paramount), David O. Russell
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* True Grit (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Documentary Feature

* Exit through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz A Paranoid Pictures Production
* Gasland Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic A Gasland Production
* Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs A Representational Pictures Production
* Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger An Outpost Films Production
* Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley (Arthouse Films) An Almega Projects Production

Best documentary short subject

* Killing in the Name Nominees to be determined A Moxie Firecracker Films Production
* Poster Girl Nominees to be determined A Portrayal Films Production
* Strangers No More Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
* Sun Come Up Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger A Sun Come Up Production
* The Warriors of Qiugang Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon A Thomas Lennon Films Production

Achievement in film editing

* Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum
* The Fighter Paramount Pamela Martin
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year

* Biutiful Mexico
* Dogtooth Greece
* In a Better World Denmark
* Incendies Canada
* Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) Algeria

Achievement in makeup

* Achievement in makeup (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot
* The Way Back (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

* How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) John Powell
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Alexandre Desplat
* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

* Coming Home from Country Strong (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)) Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
* I See the Light from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
* If I Rise from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
* We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best animated short film

* Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
* The Gruffalo A Magic Light Pictures Production Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
* Let’s Pollute A Geefwee Boedoe Production Geefwee Boedoe
* The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment) A Passion Pictures Australia Production Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
* Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) A Sacrebleu Production Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film

* The Confession (National Film and Television School) A National Film and Television School Production Tanel Toom
* The Crush (Network Ireland Television) A Purdy Pictures Production Michael Creagh
* God of Love A Luke Matheny Production Luke Matheny
* Na Wewe (Premium Films) A CUT! Production Ivan Goldschmidt
* Wish 143 A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing

* Inception (Warner Bros.) Richard King
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
* Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
* True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
* Unstoppable (20th Century Fox) Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing

* Inception (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
* Salt (Sony Pictures Releasing) Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
* True Grit (Paramount) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects

* Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
* Hereafter (Warner Bros.) Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
* Inception (Warner Bros.) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
* Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay

* 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
* The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
* Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
* True Grit (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay

* Another Year (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
* The Fighter (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* Inception (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
* The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

Oscar awards nominations to be announced today

Oscar awards nominations to be announced today

The 83rd Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 27. The ceremony will be hosted by Hollywood favourites Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will have the tribute of introduction the Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30AM ET/ 5:30AM PT that Tuesday morning.

Shyamalan's action fantasy "The Last Airbender" tied with "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" for most Golden Raspberry nominations. British actor and winner of a Golden Globe this year, Colin Firth is favourite to walk away with the Leading Actor award for his portrayal of King George VI in The King’s Speech. Nominated for worst picture with "Eclipse" and "Airbender" are Jennifer Aniston's action comedy "The Bounty Hunter," Sarah Jessica Parker's romantic romp "Sex and the City 2" and the "Twilight" parody "Vampires Suck." Annette Benning, Nicole Kidman and Hailee Steinfeld are expected to receive nods from the Academy today.

Mo'Nique to Announce 83rd Academy Awards Nominations

The Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be announced on January 25, 2011. Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will have the tribute of introduction the Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at 8:30AM ET/ 5:30AM PT that Tuesday morning.

Mo’Nique received her first Oscar nomination and win for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

Monique Imes known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. Mo'Nique rose to fame in the UPN series The Parkers while making a name as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues, including Showtime at the Apollo. Mo'Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as Phat Girlz, and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.

she has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. She is the sixteenth African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the fourth to win. Overall, Mo'Nique is the twelfth individual African-American to win an Oscar for acting; and the seventh winner during the decade of the 2000s.

The Tourist 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

The Tourist 2010

The Tourist is a 2010 thriller film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. It is a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer.

Director:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Paul Bettany

The project went through a number of directorial changes. Originally, the film was set with Lasse Hallström, but he left over scheduling conflicts. Bharat Nalluri then came on but later left. When Jolie accepted her role, so did Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, but he left over "creative differences" along with Sam Worthington. After many names were mooted, including Alfonso Cuarón, Donnersmarck returned.

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Storyline

Elise (Angelina Jolie) sits next to an American tourist, Frank (Johnny Depp), on a train going to Venice. She has chosen him as a decoy, making believe that he is her lover who is wanted for police. Not only will they need to evade the police, but also the mobster whose money her lover stole.

Despite its critical reception, the film was nominated for three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.

Box office performance

The Tourist opened at $16,472,458 on its first weekend at #2 spot behind The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. As of 1/9/11, the film has grossed $64,579,000 domestically and $122,000,000 internationally for a total of $186,579,000 worldwide.

Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$16,472,458 (USA) (12 December 2010) (2756 Screens)
Gross:
$61,157,944 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Red 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Red 2010 film

Red is an American action-comedy film loosely inspired by the three-issue comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis with Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.

Director:
Robert Schwentke
Writers:
Jon Hoeber (screenplay), Erich Hoeber (screenplay), and 2 more credits
Stars:
Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman

In the film version, the title of the film, "Red", is derived from designation for the retired status of agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "retired, extremely dangerous".

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.

Storyline

When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive. The final scene shows Frank and Marvin in Moldova, fleeing from Moldovan Army troops with a stolen nuclear device, in a wooden wheelbarrow with Marvin wearing a dress being pushed by Frank, as part of returning a favor to Ivan for his help.

Box office

On its opening weekend Red earned an estimated $22.5 million on around 4,100 screens at 3,255 locations, coming in second behind Jackass 3-D. As of January 18, 2011, the film had grossed over $90 million in the United States and with worldwide total of over $164 million.

Budget:
$58,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$21,761,408 (USA) (17 October 2010) (3255 Screens)
Gross:
$89,842,937 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Burlesque 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Burlesque 2010

Burlesque is a 2010 Golden Globe-winning musical film directed and written by Steven Antin and starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. The film was released on November 24, 2010 in North America. Cher and Aguilera contributed to the soundtrack album, with Aguilera contributing to eight out of the ten songs with Cher taking the remaining two. The album was released in the USA on November 22, 2010.

Director:
Steve Antin
Writer:
Steve Antin
Stars:
Cher, Christina Aguilera and Alan Cumming

Diane Warren won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me", which is performed by Cher.

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Storyline

The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself.

The soundtrack album features ten tracks: eight performed by Aguilera including the album's first single Express; and two performed by Cher which are her first original recordings in 7 years. Both the ballads from the soundtrack - Bound to You performed by Aguilera and You Haven't Seen The Last of Me performed by Cher - were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Composer Diane Warren won the Award for You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me.

Burlesque was released on Wednesday, November 24, 2010; it opened in 3,037 theaters in the United States and Canada, during the Thanksgiving week. It was the third highest grossing film during its first day, getting $2.86 million;[26] and by the end of the week it had grossed $17.3 million, $11.9 million of which were from the weekend alone, ranking the movie in fourth place behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Disney’s Tangled, and Megamind.

Box Office

Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$11,947,744 (USA) (28 November 2010) (3037 Screens)
Gross:
$38,239,917 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Alice in Wonderland 2010 - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

Alice in Wonderland 2010

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American computer-animated/live action fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Fry.

Director:
Tim Burton
Writers:
Linda Woolverton (screenplay), Lewis Carroll (books)
Stars:
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

The film is a sequel to Lewis Carroll's 1865 fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and by association, the 1951 Disney film based on that novel. Wasikowska plays the now nineteen-year-old Alice who, 13 years after her previous visit, returns for the first time as a young woman. She is told that she is the only one who can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon-like creature controlled by the Red Queen who terrorizes Underland's inhabitants.

The film premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010, and was released in Australia on March 4, 2010, and the United States and the United Kingdom on March 5, 2010, through IMAX 3D and Disney Digital 3D, as well as in traditional theaters. The film grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

Storyline

Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called "Underland," she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches.

19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Box office

Alice in Wonderland opened at number one with $40,804,962 in North America, setting a new March opening-day record. Alice earned $116.1 million in its opening weekend, handily topping the previous record held by 300 ($70.9 million) for the largest opening weekend in March[81] and the record for the largest opening weekend during springtime - the latter previously held by Fast and Furious ($71.0 million). It is currently the eighth highest-grossing opening weekend of all time, the highest opening weekend for a non-sequel - taking the record from Spider-Man - and the highest one as well for a non-holiday, non-summer period. The film also became the highest-grossing film of 2010 within the first three days of release beating Valentine's Day's $106 million gross. The film made an additional $94 million in 40 other countries in its opening weekend, putting its worldwide total at $210 million.

Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$116,101,023 (USA) (7 March 2010) (3728 Screens)
Gross:
$334,185,206 (USA) (4 July 2010)

The Kids Are All Right - Oscar Awards 2011- 83rd Academy Awards

The Kids Are All Right 

The Kids Are All Right is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and written by Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg.

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.

One of Sundance 2010's breakout hits,it opened in limited release on July 9, 2010, expanding to more theaters on July 30, 2010. The film was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and Annette Bening was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.


Director:
Lisa Cholodenko
Writers:
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
Stars:
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo

Storyline

Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. During their relationship, Jules has floundered in her "nine to five" life, sometimes trying to start a business - always unsuccessfully - or being the stay at home mom. She is currently trying to start a landscape design business. They have two teen-aged children, Joni and Laser, Nic who is Joni's biological mother, and Jules who is Laser's biological mother. Although not exact replicas, each offspring does more closely resemble his/her biological mother in temperament. Joni and Laser are also half-siblings, having the same unknown sperm donor father.

Box office

Opening in limited release at seven theaters, The Kids Are All Right grossed $491,971 in its first weekend. At $70,282 per theater, the film scored the highest average gross in the year to date. It expanded to 38 theaters on July 16, then 201 on July 23 and finally 847 on July 30. As of December 20, the film had grossed a total of $29,365,490 worldwide.

Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$491,971 (USA) (11 July 2010) (7 Screens)
Gross:
$20,803,237 (USA) (17 October 2010)

The King's Speech - Oscar Awards 2011

The King's Speech

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler. The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award.

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

Director:
Tom Hooper
Writer:
David Seidler (screenplay)
Stars:
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter

The film stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped George VI overcome a stammer. Filming commenced in the United Kingdom in November 2009. The film was given a limited release in the United States on 26 November 2010 before giving it a wide release on 10 December 2010 and it was given general release across the UK on 7 January 2011.

Storyline

Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

The King's Speech opened with $355,450 in four theatres, averaging $88,863 per theatre. It holds the record for the highest per theatre gross of 2010.[26] In the UK and Ireland, the film became box office number one, and took in £3,510,000 in its opening weekend from 395 cinemas.

Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$355,450 (USA) (28 November 2010) (4 Screens)
Gross:
$32,896,665 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Inception - Oscar Awards 2011

Inception

Inception is a 2010 American science fiction film, which was written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized spy or corporate espionage thief. His work consists of secretly extracting valuable commercial information from the unconscious mind of his targets while they are asleep and dreaming.

Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writer:
Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page

Storyline

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Box Office
Budget:
$160,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$62,785,337 (USA) (18 July 2010) (3792 Screens)
Gross:
$292,568,851 (USA) (2 January 2011)

The nominees for the 68th Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 14th, 2010, and Inception was nominated for four awards, including Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

The Fighter

The Fighter (2010 film)

The Fighter is a 2010 biographical sports film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams. The film centers on the life of professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale). Amy Adams co-stars as a love interest of Ward. The Fighter is Russell and Wahlberg's third film collaboration, following Three Kings and I ♥ Huckabees.

Director:
David O. Russell
Writers:
Scott Silver (screenplay), Paul Tamasy (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams



The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime. Written by anonymous

Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$300,010 (USA) (12 December 2010) (4 Screens)
Gross:
$57,845,946 (USA) (9 January 2011)

The film was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards. Best Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Drama) for Wahlberg, Best Supporting Actress for Leo and Adams, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, and a nomination for Best Director for Russell. The film was nominated for four SAG awards, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, Best Supporting Actress for Adams and Leo, and Best Ensemble. The film received three Chicago Film Critics award nominations, Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bale, and Best Supporting Actress nominations for Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Christian Bale won a Satellite Award, the Critics' Choice Award, and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Melissa Leo won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

The Social Network - Oscar Awards 2011

The Social Network is a 2010 drama film about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The film was directed by David Fincher and features an ensemble cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, and Rooney Mara.

Director:
David Fincher
Writers:
Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Stars:
Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake

Storyline

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

The film won the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards on January 16, 2011. The film also won the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score, making it the film with the most wins of the night.

Golden Globe Awards 2011 Winners

Golden Globe Awards 2011 Winners

Best Motion Picture
Drama Musical or Comedy

* The Social Network
o Black Swan
o The Fighter
o Inception
o The King's Speech



* The Kids Are All Right
o Alice in Wonderland
o Burlesque
o Red
o The Tourist

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama
Actor Actress

* Colin Firth - The King’s Speech as King George VI
o Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg
o James Franco - 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
o Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine as Dean
o Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter as Micky Ward



* Natalie Portman - Black Swan as Nina Sayers
o Halle Berry - Frankie and Alice as Frankie/Alice
o Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole as Becca Corbett
o Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone as Ree Dolly
o Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine as Cindy

Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Actor Actress

* Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
o Johnny Depp - Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter
o Johnny Depp - The Tourist as Frank Tupelo
o Jake Gyllenhaal - Love and Other Drugs as Jamie Randall
o Kevin Spacey - Casino Jack as Jack Abramoff



* Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right as Nic
o Anne Hathaway - Love and Other Drugs as Maggie Murdock
o Angelina Jolie - The Tourist as Elise Ward
o Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right as Jules
o Emma Stone - Easy A as Olive Penderghast

Supporting Actor Supporting Actress

* Christian Bale - The Fighter as Dicky Eklund
o Michael Douglas - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Gordon Gekko
o Andrew Garfield - The Social Network as Eduardo Saverin
o Jeremy Renner - The Town as James "Jem" Coughlin
o Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech as Lionel Logue



* Melissa Leo - The Fighter as Alice Eklund
o Amy Adams - The Fighter as Charlene Fleming
o Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech as Queen Elizabeth
o Mila Kunis - Black Swan as Lily
o Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom as Janine 'Smurf' Cody

Best Director Best Screenplay

* David Fincher - The Social Network
o Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
o Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
o Christopher Nolan - Inception
o David O. Russell - The Fighter



* Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
o Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
o Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
o Christopher Nolan - Inception
o David Seidler - The King's Speech

Best Original Score Best Original Song

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - The Social Network
o Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
o Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
o A.R. Rahman - 127 Hours
o Hans Zimmer - Inception



* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque
o "Bound to You" - Burlesque
o "Coming Home" - Country Strong
o "I See the Light" - Tangled
o "There's a Place For Us" - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Best Animated Feature Film Best Foreign Language Film

* Toy Story 3
o Despicable Me
o How to Train Your Dragon
o The Illusionist
o Tangled



* In a Better World • Denmark
o Biutiful • Mexico/Spain
o The Concert • France
o The Edge • Russia
o I Am Love • Italy

Television
Best series
Drama Musical or Comedy

* Boardwalk Empire
o Dexter
o The Good Wife
o Mad Men
o The Walking Dead



* Glee
o 30 Rock
o The Big Bang Theory
o The Big C
o Modern Family
o Nurse Jackie

Best performance in a television series - drama
Actor Actress

* Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson
o Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad as Walter White
o Michael C. Hall - Dexter as Dexter Morgan
o Jon Hamm - Mad Men as Don Draper
o Hugh Laurie - House as Dr. Gregory House



* Katey Sagal - Sons of Anarchy as Gemma Teller Morrow
o Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick
o Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men as Peggy Olson
o Piper Perabo - Covert Affairs as Annie Walker
o Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer as Brenda Leigh Johnson

Best performance in a television series - musical or comedy
Actor Actress

* Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon Cooper
o Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy
o Steve Carell - The Office as Michael Scott
o Thomas Jane - Hung as Ray Drecker
o Matthew Morrison - Glee as Will Schuester



* Laura Linney - The Big C as Cathy Jamison
o Toni Collette - United States of Tara as Tara Gregson
o Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
o Tina Fey - 30 Rock as Liz Lemon
o Lea Michele - Glee as Rachel Berry

Best performance in a mini-series or TV film
Actor Actress

* Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack as Jack Kevorkian
o Idris Elba - Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther
o Ian McShane - The Pillars of the Earth as Waleran Bigod
o Dennis Quaid - The Special Relationship as President Bill Clinton
o Édgar Ramírez - Carlos as Carlos the Jackal



* Claire Danes - Temple Grandin as Temple Grandin
o Hayley Atwell - The Pillars of the Earth as Aliena
o Judi Dench - Return to Cranford as Matty Jenkyns
o Romola Garai - Emma as Emma Woodhouse
o Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Client List as Samantha Horton

Best supporting performance in a series, mini-series, or TV film
Actor Actress

* Chris Colfer - Glee as Kurt Hummel
o Scott Caan - Hawaii Five-0 as Danny Williams
o Chris Noth - The Good Wife as Peter Florrick
o Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family as Cameron Tucker
o David Strathairn - Temple Grandin as Professor Carlock



* Jane Lynch - Glee as Sue Sylvester
o Hope Davis - The Special Relationship as Hillary Clinton
o Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder
o Julia Stiles - Dexter as Lumen Pierce
o Sofía Vergara - Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

Best mini-series or TV film

* Carlos
o The Pacific
o The Pillars of the Earth
o Temple Grandin
o You Don't Know Jack

Black Swan 2010 - Golden Globe Nominee - oscar awards 2011

Black Swan is a 2010 American film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis. Variously described as a psychological thriller or a psychological horror film, its plot revolves around a production of Swan Lake by a prestigious New York City ballet company.One dancer, Nina (Portman), is a perfect fit for the White Swan, while Lily (Kunis) has a personality that matches the Black Swan.

A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan, but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like the evil twin sister of the White Swan, the Black Swan.

Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Writers:
Mark Heyman (screenplay), Andres Heinz (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel

Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack marks the fifth consecutive collaboration between Aronofsky and English composer Clint Mansell. Mansell attempted to score the film based on Tchaikovsky's ballet, but with radical changes to the music. Because of the use of Tchaikovsky's music, the score was deemed ineligible to be entered into the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Original Score.

starts with Portman, playing a fragile ballerina in a prestigious New York company. She’s dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of her art, enabled by an overly protective mother (Barbara Hershey) who gave up her own dancing career to become a parent. Kept in a state of perpetual childhood, Portman’s Nina yearns to show the world what she can do. Black Swan may not see an equal this year, and if there’s any justice in the world, it will reap the rewards well past this awards season.

Oscar Awards 2011 Hosts Announced - James Franco, Anne Hathaway

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is getting ready for the Oscars 2011 and have announced the hosts of the Oscars 2011.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be co-hosting the ceremony for their first time. James Franco and Anne Hathaway is also set to be the youngest duo ever to host the Oscars. James Franco will be nominated for the Oscars for his movie "127 hours" and Anne Hathaway will also be nominated to the prestigious award for her latest flick "Love and other Drugs."

Hathaway reprised that role for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and starred in family films, appearing as the title character in Ella Enchanted, both in 2004. On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Hathaway and James Franco would host the 83rd Academy Awards. James Franco played the title role in Mark Rydell's television biographical film James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film. Franco was named by Joel Stein as "The Coolest Person of the Year.”

Anne Hathaway - Oscar Awards 2011

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway  is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be co-hosting the ceremony for their first time. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries.

Over the next three years, Hathaway reprised that role for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and starred in family films, appearing as the title character in Ella Enchanted, both in 2004.

People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001,and she first appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.Anne Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York.Her father, Gerald Thomas Hathaway, is a lawyer, and her mother, Kathleen Ann (née McCauley), is an actress. Hathaway's first role in a motion picture was as Jean Sabin in The Other Side of Heaven, opposite Christopher Gorham.

On January 5, 2010, it was reported that Spider-Man 4 would be rewritten and Hathaway would not appear in the film, as she was "too expensive". On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Hathaway and James Franco would host the 83rd Academy Awards.

James Franco - 83rd Academy Awards

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, author, and painter. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be co-hosting the ceremony for their first time.

In 2001 he played the title role in Mark Rydell's television biographical film James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film. He played a prominent role in the 2008 biographical film Milk. In 2010, he played the lead role in Howl as Allen Ginsberg, and 127 Hours, a film about Aron Ralston, an American mountaineer who cut off his own arm to free himself after he was trapped beneath a boulder.

Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. Franco reportedly has "an unusually high metabolism for productivity a superhuman ability to focus".In the December 27, 2010 issue of Time Magazine, Franco was named by Joel Stein as "The Coolest Person of the Year."

Kodak Theatre Hollywood

Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.

Since its opening on November 9, 2001, the theatre has been the home of the annual Academy Awards Ceremonies (The Oscars), which were first held there in March 2002, and is the first permanent home for the awards. Since 2002, the theater was also the home for American Idol.

The Grand Staircase entrance columns hall to the Kodak Theatre is flanked by columns displaying the names of winners of the Academy Awards for Best Picture since 1927-1928, with blank spaces left for future Best Picture winners well into the 21st century. Kodak Theatre is most commonly used for public cultural events such as concerts, shows, and performances. It is however used on occasion for private purposes such as weddings etc.

On January 9, 2010, Japanese metal band X Japan made their first U.S. public appearance on top of the Theatre recording four music videos for their songs "Rusty Nail", "Jade", "Endless Rain", and "I.V.".

Sandra Bullock - 2011 Oscar Awards Presenters

Sandra Annette Bullock is an American actress who rose to fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful films such as Speed and While You Were Sleeping. She has since established her career with films such as Miss Congeniality and Crash, which received critical acclaim. In 2007, she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of $85 million.

Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Helga D. Meyer (1942–2000), a German opera singer and voice teacher, and John W. Bullock (born 1925), a voice coach and executive from Alabama. Bullock's maternal grandfather was a rocket scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. Bullock lived in Fürth until age twelve, where she sang in the opera's children's choir at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. In 2009, Bullock starred in the most financially successful films of her career, The Proposal and The Blind Side. Bullock was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side.

Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, the daughter of Helga D. Meyer (1942–2000), a German opera singer and voice teacher, and John W. Bullock (born 1925), a voice coach and executive from Alabama.

Jeff Bridges - 2011 Oscar Awards Presenters

Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges is an American actor and musician. His most notable films include The Big Lebowski, King Kong, The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Tron, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Seabiscuit, The Fisher King, Fearless, The Contender, Iron Man, Tron: Legacy, True Grit and Crazy Heart, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 82nd Academy Awards.

His first major role was in the 1971 movie The Last Picture Show for which he garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1984 for playing the alien in Starman. He was also acclaimed for his roles in the thriller Against All Odds and the crime drama Jagged Edge.In 2000, he received his fourth Academy Award nomination for his role in The Contender. In 2010, Bridges won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Bad Blake in the film Crazy Heart.

Bridges married Susan Geston in 1977. They met on the movie shoot of Rancho Deluxe, which was filmed on a ranch where Geston was working as a maid.

Halle Berry - 83rd Academy Awards Presenters

Halle Berry is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridgeand won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2011, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman.

She has also been involved in the production side of several of her films.She went on to have a recurring role on the long-running primetime serial Knots Landing. In 1992, Berry was cast as the love interest in the video for R. Kelly's seminal single, "Honey Love"

In 2001, Berry appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the wife of an executed murderer, in the film Monster's Ball. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild best-actress prizes; in an interesting coincidence she became the first African-American to receive a Best Leading Actress Academy Award.

Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage was to former baseball player David Justice, shortly after midnight on January 1, 1993.

Oscar Awards 2011 Nominations - Academy Award nominees

Below are some of the most likely recipients of Academy Award nominees for 2011.

Best Picture Nominees 2011

* “Black Swan” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Inception” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The Kids Are All Right”
* “The King’s Speech” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “127 Hours”
* “The Social Network” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Toy Story 3″
* “True Grit”
* “Winter’s Bone”

Best Actor Nominees 2011

* Javier Bardem, “Biutiful”
* Robert Duvall, “Get Low”
* Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* James Franco, “127 Hours” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Best Actress Nominees 2011

* Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
* Sally Hawkins, “Made in Dagenham”
* Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Lesley Manville, “Another Year”
* Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Best Supporting Actor Nominees 2011

* Christian Bale, “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Matt Damon, “True Grit”
* Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Bill Murray, “Get Low”
* Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Jeremy Renner, “The Town” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Best Supporting Actress Nominees 2011

* Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Barbara Hershey, “Black Swan”
* Mila Kunis, “Black Swan” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Amy Adams, “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Miranda Richardson, “Made in Dagenham”
* Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
* Jackie Weaver, “Animal Kingdom” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Best Director Nominees 2011

* Darren Aronofsky, ‘Black Swan’ (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Danny Boyle, ’127 Hours’
* David Fincher, ‘The Social Network’ (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Tom Hooper, ‘The King’s Speech’ (Golden Globe Nominee)
* Christopher Nolan, ‘Inception’ (Golden Globe Nominee)
* David O. Russell, “The Fighter” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Bonus Oscar Nominee Coverage

Even though the question is “Who will get Oscar nominations in 2011″, I’ll give you a list of the best documentary and best animated feature nominee hopefuls for 2011, as bonus coverage.
Best Documentary Nominees 2011

* “A Film Unfinished”
* “Casino Jack”
* “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
* “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work”
* “Waiting for “‘Superman’”

Best Animated Feature Nominees 2011

* “How to Train Your Dragon” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Despicable Me” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Toy Story 3″ (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The Illusionist” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Tangled” (Golden Globe Nominee)

Best Screenplay Nominations – Motion Picture 2011

* “127 Hours” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The Kids Are All Right” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The King’s Speech” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “The Social Network” (Golden Globe Nominee)
* “Inception” (Golden Globe Nominee)

83rd Academy Awards - Oscar Awards 2011

83rd Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best in film of 2010. It will take place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The awards will be televised in the United States on ABC.

Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be co-hosting the ceremony for their first time.Nominations for each award will be announced Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals.

Presenters

* Halle Berry
* Jeff Bridges
* Sandra Bullock
* Marisa Tomei
* Oprah Winfrey

Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards.Since most actors or actresses haven’t even committed to projects in 2011, the bulk of these predictions are complete guesswork.